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Olympite Mineral Data
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General Olympite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
LiNa5(PO4)2 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 311.83 gm |
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Sodium 36.86 % Na 49.69 % Na2O |
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Lithium 2.23 % Li 4.79 % Li2O |
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Phosphorus 19.87 % P 45.52 % P2O5 |
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Oxygen 41.05 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
LiNa5(PO4)2 |
| Environment: |
Ultra-alkalic phase in nepheline syenite pegmatites in differentiated alkalic massifs. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1980 |
| Locality: |
Mt. Rasvumchorr, Khibiny massif, and in the Lovozero massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for the 1980 Summer Olympic Games, in Moscow, USSR. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Olympite  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 64931 |
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PDF 33-1272 |
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